Art is something that is so perfectly clear that no one comprehends it.
They judge lest they be judged.
To write a novel may be pure pleasure. To live a novel presents certain difficulties. As for reading a novel, I do my best to get out of it.
When I take up my pen, nothing can happen to me. Fate, remember that.
A white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency.
You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.